Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

Start watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo S1E6 wherever you stream it, and skip to 50:00. Press Start the moment you are there — then tap a word the instant you hear it. This run lasts about ten minutes. You won't see subtitle lines here — just the words. You're training your ear, not reading along.

You've got about six seconds either side, so aim rather than stab.

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• 0–10 min 19 words
• 10–20 min 20 words
• 20–30 min 20 words
• 30–40 min 19 words
• 40–50 min 19 words
• 50–64 min 20 words

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Preview — the 20 words you'll practice in 50–64 min

• verb 타다 ride, board
• adjective 예쁘다 pretty
• adjective 편하다 comfortable, at ease
• noun 수영 swimming
• noun 자연산 wild-caught, natural product
• verb 믿다 believe, trust
• noun 옆 side, next to
• noun 물 water
• verb 붙다 stick, attach
• adjective 어렵다 difficult, hard
• verb 따라오다 follow, come along
• verb 정리하다 to organize, to tidy up
• verb 망하다 be ruined, go bankrupt
• noun 저번 last time, previously
• noun 대회 competition, tournament
• noun 성격 personality, character
• noun 동창 alumnus, schoolmate
• noun 행운 good luck
• noun 체력 physical strength, stamina
• noun 책상 desk